Galileo hangs on for win over Lincoln

Galileo pulled out a 17-14 Academic Athletic Association win over host Lincoln on Thursday in a game of two completely different halves.

Galileo, playing without star running back and safety Quincy Nelson (knee injury), started quickly as quarterback Jonathan Lu completed a 68-yard touchdown pass to Waynell Buckner on the second play from scrimmage.

Young Ene kicked the extra point.

Galileo, the defending San Francisco Section champs, made it 14-0 as Paul Hill capped a 10-play drive with a 4-yard TD run. Chuck Jones set up the drive, recovering a fumble.

Lu, who threw for 120 yards on 3-of-7 attempts, completed a 35-yard pass to William Kay that set up a 37-yard field goal by Ene, making it 17-0 just before halftime.

Lincoln (0-10, 0-6) started its second-half surge by driving all the way to the Galileo 1, but Kay made a key stop, throwing Lazare Gubeladaze for a 3-yard loss. Lincoln wouldn’t score, but it gained momentum.

Gubeladaze capped an 8-play drive with a 3-yard touchdown drive, closing the game to 17-8. A two-point conversion by Robert Davis closed the gap to nine points.

Lincoln closed to 17-14 on a 57-yard pass from Derek Morrell to J.J. Fields with 52 seconds left in the game. The two-point try and onside kick failed and Galileo had survived.